How to Add Arrows to a Screenshot (Macs)

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When you have a screenshot of a whole page and show it to someone, they might not know what the page is about. You can add arrows pointing to where you need it to so people can understand what you're talking about.

Click the small arrow or line icon and select the arrow option from the drop-down menu. On some versions of Preview, the two options are separate, but on newest versions, you find the arrow by clicking the line icon and then adjusting the line style to one with an arrow on one side.

You can also select the lines option, and make an arrow with three strokes of the lines.

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Choose the line option if you'd like to make an arrow with the lines. Make an arrow by stroking a line, and two diagonal lines at the top of the line, one right diagonal on the right side and another left diagonal on the left side. This will make an arrow.